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Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) parapleura

Trilobita - Lichida - Lichidae

Taxonomy
Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) parapleura was named by Curtis and Lane (1998). Its type specimen is SM X.27320a, b [counterparts], an exoskeleton, and it is a mold. Its type locality is Llandovery Area, Dyfed, LL4, which is in an Aeronian offshore mudstone in the Rhydings Formation of the United Kingdom.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Lobopyge pustulosus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) parapleura Curtis and Lane p. 75 figs. Pl 11, fig 1a, b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderLichidaMoore 1959
familyLichidaeHawle and Corda 1847
subfamilyTrochurinaePhleger 1936
genusAcanthopygePek and Vanek 1991
subgenusLobopyge
speciesparapleura

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) parapleura Curtis and Lane 1998
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available